made good
Example Sentences
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As the case wends its way through the courts, the government has not yet made good on its threat to break up NCAR's various labs, which currently employ about 800 people.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Just because you do well in the short run doesn’t mean you made good decisions.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
He made good on these promises, with what the Times called “bureaucratic bulldozing, rather than legislative transparency” characterizing his two terms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
But taking less allows the Sparks more flexibility to build a contending team, and they’ve already made good on that by bringing in Ogwumike and Wheeler as free agents.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
They made good speed for two hours and then reached the loose belt of ice they had seen from the lookout.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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